Ivar Ramstad was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 discus throw

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

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He worked as a farmer at the farm Nygjerdet, between Røra

Røra

Røra is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Inderøy in the part of the municipality east of the Børgin fjord...

 and Straumen

Straumen, Nord-Trøndelag

Straumen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord about east of Sakshaug and about west of Røra and Hylla. The village has a population of 1,208. The population density of Straumen is ....

, and also had a career in Gjensidige

Gjensidige

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. His brother Jon Ramstad

Jon Ramstad

Jon Ramstad is a Norwegian educator, sports official and politician for the Centre Party.He took his education at the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1955, and worked at the horticultural schools in Telemark, Mære and Staup...

 was mayor of Levanger

Levanger

Levanger is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger...

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His personal best throw was 52.32 metres, achieved in July 1948 on Bislett Stadion

Bislett stadion

Bislett Stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here...

. This stood as a Norwegian record in the discus throw for eleven years. It is still the county record for Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

. At the 1948 Summer Olympics

1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

 he finished fourth in the discus final with a throw of 49.21 metres. He has stated that he did not retain his form from July due to farming work.

He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in the years 1947-1949, representing Røra IL. His main competitor was Stein Johnson

Stein Johnson

Sten Jean Johnson is a former Norwegian speed skating trainer and athlete. He was born in Bergen and is the nephew of Sonja Johnsson....

. He received the Norwegian Athletics Association Gold Medal, and was an honorary member of Røra IL.

Ramstad died in April 2009. He was buried from Sakshaug Church.